Terri White
Encyclopedia
Terri White is an American
singer and actress, raised in Palo Alto, California
.
, Welcome to the Club and Bubbling Brown Sugar
. White has also performed frequently with Liza Minnelli
.
After a period of homelessness in 2008, White was recognized by a NYPD police officer in Manhattan's Greenwich Village
6th Precinct, who helped her find a place to live. Shortly thereafter, White was cast in the 2009 City Center Encores!
and Broadway revival of Finian's Rainbow
.
White assumed the role of Mama Morton in the long-running Broadway revival of Chicago
in April 2010.
She appeared in the Kennedy Center production of the Stephen Sondheim-Jerome Weidman musical Follies
as Stella Deems, from May to June 2011. This production moved to Broadway's Marquis Theatre
where previews began August 7, 2011. The official opening was September 12, 2011.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
singer and actress, raised in Palo Alto, California
Palo Alto, California
Palo Alto is a California charter city located in the northwest corner of Santa Clara County, in the San Francisco Bay Area of California, United States. The city shares its borders with East Palo Alto, Mountain View, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Stanford, Portola Valley, and Menlo Park. It is...
.
Career
She has appeared in Ain't Misbehavin', BarnumBarnum (musical)
Barnum is a musical with a book by Mark Bramble, lyrics by Michael Stewart, and music by Cy Coleman. It is based on the life of showman P. T. Barnum, covering the period from 1835 through 1880 in America and major cities of the world where Barnum took his performing companies. The production...
, Welcome to the Club and Bubbling Brown Sugar
Bubbling Brown Sugar
Bubbling Brown Sugar is a musical revue written by Loften Mitchell based on a concept by Rosetta LeNoire and featuring the music of numerous African-American artists who were popular during the Harlem Renaissance, 1920–1940, including Duke Ellington, Eubie Blake, Count Basie, Cab Calloway and Fats...
. White has also performed frequently with Liza Minnelli
Liza Minnelli
Liza May Minnelli is an American actress and singer. She is the daughter of singer and actress Judy Garland and film director Vincente Minnelli....
.
After a period of homelessness in 2008, White was recognized by a NYPD police officer in Manhattan's Greenwich Village
Greenwich Village
Greenwich Village, , , , .in New York often simply called "the Village", is a largely residential neighborhood on the west side of Lower Manhattan in New York City. A large majority of the district is home to upper middle class families...
6th Precinct, who helped her find a place to live. Shortly thereafter, White was cast in the 2009 City Center Encores!
Encores!
Encores! Great American Musicals in Concert is a program that has been presented by New York City Center since 1994. Encores! is dedicated to performing the full score of musicals that rarely are heard in New York City...
and Broadway revival of Finian's Rainbow
Finian's Rainbow
Finian's Rainbow is a musical with a book by E.Y. Harburg and Fred Saidy, lyrics by Harburg, and music by Burton Lane. The 1947 Broadway production ran for 725 performances. Several revivals and a 1968 film version followed. A Broadway revival ran from October 8, 2009 until January 17, 2010...
.
White assumed the role of Mama Morton in the long-running Broadway revival of Chicago
Chicago (musical)
Chicago is a musical set in Prohibition-era Chicago. The music is by John Kander with lyrics by Fred Ebb and a book by Ebb and Bob Fosse. The story is a satire on corruption in the administration of criminal justice and the concept of the "celebrity criminal"...
in April 2010.
She appeared in the Kennedy Center production of the Stephen Sondheim-Jerome Weidman musical Follies
Follies
Follies is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a book by James Goldman. The story concerns a reunion in a crumbling Broadway theatre, scheduled for demolition, of the past performers of the "Weismann's Follies," a musical revue , that played in that theatre between the World Wars...
as Stella Deems, from May to June 2011. This production moved to Broadway's Marquis Theatre
Marquis Theatre
The Marquis Theatre is a legitimate Broadway theatre located at 1535 Broadway in midtown-Manhattan.Situated on the third floor of the Marriott Marquis Hotel, the 1611-seat venue was designed by developer/architect John C. Portman, Jr...
where previews began August 7, 2011. The official opening was September 12, 2011.